FLARE

Flipped learning & AI for reflective education

M.Sc. Lauri Hellsten

math and physics teacher in Espoon yhteislyseo

Physics teacher of the year 2025 (Finnish society of sciences and letters)

STEAM teacher of the year 2023 (MAOL ry)

ASEFClassNet EmpowerEd Project 2025

• Keep Your Microphone Muted 🎤 – Mute yourself when not speaking to avoid background noise.

• Turn On Your Camera 📷 – Helps create a more engaging and connected atmosphere.

• Use the Chat & Raise Hand ✋💬 – Share quick thoughts in chat or use “raise hand” before speaking to ensure smooth discussion.

Guidelines for online sessions

1. Exploring different AI tools for educators

2. Recap on FLARE - project

Today

Curipod AI

https://curipod.com/

Auto-builds interactive lesson slides with polls, word clouds, and real-time student responses.

https://www.canva.com/ai-assistant/

Canva AI-assistant

 Free design suite for classroom visuals, slides, and worksheets with handy AI helpers.

https://app.questionwell.org/

Quickly creates standards-aligned question banks and exports to Kahoot, Quizizz, and LMSs.

https://web.diffit.me/

Relevels any text and produces summaries, vocab, and questions for differentiated reading.

https://wayground.com/

 Free Starter plan with AI-built quizzes/lessons plus live game modes and homework.

https://www.magicschool.ai/

Discussion

There are many different AI-tools.

• What tools have you used and would recommend?

• What matters most for us teachers when choosing tools?

Recap on FLARE - project

What have we discussed about in these four meetings?

• Pedagogical framework for Flipped learning 
• Reflective self-assessment
• AI-supported design workflow for self-assessment materials
• Classroom implementation
• AI-tools for Flipped learning

What next?

• Remember to return all the tasks to the Padlet by 22.9.

  • Who are we?

  • Task 1 and

  • Task 2

• ​After 22.9. I'll send certificates of completion of the FLARE -project